Abuse

Abuse most commonly refers to the use or treatment of something or someone (a person, item, substance, concept, idea or vocabulary) that is harmful, or the lack of proper care of these (neglect). It includes:

By victim type

Child abuse, physical, emotional or sexual abuse directed at a child
Elder abuse, physical or psychological threats or neglect, directed at the elderly, particularly those unable to care for themselves
Spousal abuse (better known as "domestic violence"), mistreatment of one's domestic partner.
Self-abuse, self-destructive behavior
Peer abuse, abusive behavior toward one's classmates in a school environment
Employee abuse, harassing, threatening, or bullying others in a work environment
Animal abuse, cruelty directed at animals

By style

Psychological abuse, emotional or psychological coercion used to compel another to do something they do not want to do
Physical abuse, infliction of pain or use of violence against another
Sexual abuse, improper use of another person for sexual purposes, either against their will or under physical or psychological pressure
Child sexual abuse, such abuse of a minor
Spiritual abuse, use of religious beliefs to intimidate, coerce, or control another
Verbal abuse, use of profanity, demeaning talk, or threatening statements to degrade another

Other forms

Substance abuse, including:
Drug abuse, the misuse of illicit or prescription drugs
Alcohol abuse, the overuse of alcoholic beverages
Addiction
Human rights abuse, violation of human rights
Legal abuse, retaliation, coercion, or emotionally/financially harming a person
Vexatious litigation
malicious prosecution
Internet abuse, inappropriate online behavior

Translation

The word "Abuse" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Simple English.

Translation(s) in other languages: Arabic: تعسف, Catalan: Abús, Danish: Misbrug, German: Missbrauch, Spanish: Abuso, French: Maltraitance, Galician: Abuso, Croatian: Zlouporaba, Italian: Abuso, Hebrew: התעללות, Hungarian: Visszaélés, Egyptian Arabic: تعسف, Dutch: Misbruik, Japanese: 虐待, Polish: Abuse (internet), Portuguese: Abuso, Romanian: Abuz, Russian: Злоупотребление, Sicilian: Abbusu, Slovak: Abúzus, Swedish: Missbruk, Turkish: İstismar, Yiddish: באלעסטיגן, Chinese: 虐待.